Manchester Super Giants

Manchester Super Giants, formerly known as Manchester Originals, are a franchise 100-ball cricket team based in the city of Manchester. The team represents Lancashire in the newly founded The Hundred competition, beginning in the 2021 season, and playing at Old Trafford.

History In May 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board had applied for trademarks for six of the eight Hundred franchises, with those based at The Oval and Old Trafford the only absentees. It was not until June that the name Manchester Originals was confirmed, as was the fact that the franchise would represent just one county, Lancashire. Other names had been rumoured in the press, including Manchester Storm and Manchester Bees, as well as a name featuring "Lancashire" amid fears that a Manchester team would alienate fans from outside of the city.

The Originals' alignment with just one county allowed them to avoid early pressure to select as many players from affiliated counties as possible, but Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney argued this would prove a handicap, as the other franchises would enjoy greater marketing powers and better coaching resources.

In July 2019 the team announced that former Lancashire and Australia batsman Simon Katich would be the team's first coach. Katich most recently coached Caribbean Premier League winners Trinbago Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is joined by Lancashire head coach Glen Chapple and assistant coach Mark Chilton.

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and with the Originals having claimed Jos Buttler as their England centrally-contracted player, and Kate Cross and Sophie Ecclestone the women's players, they were looking to build on their early picks. They were also joined by England internationals Matt Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood as local icon picks (players from their director county Lancashire).

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB gave Lancashire County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise with the remaining 49% sold in an auction process. Lancashire County Cricket Club opted to sell 21% of their stake with RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group acquiring 70% of the franchise. They took operational control on 1 October 2025. The franchise was renamed ahead of the 2026 The Hundred season.

Captain Aiden Markram left the men's side for personal reasons after five games, with Michael Bracewell being signed as a replacement and Jos Buttler replacing him as captain. The men's side finished 2nd in the table with 20 points qualifying for the Eliminator. They beat Sunrisers Leeds by 20 runs at the Oval to qualify for a place in the Final. In the final they beat the Trent Rockets by five wickets to win their inaugural title, with Tim Seifert scoring 72 runs in their winning chase. The women's side also had their best ever finish in the 2026 edition of the competition, finishing fourth.

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Winners: 2026

Runners-up: 2022, 2023

Women's honours

The Hundred 4th place: 2026 (highest finish)

Ground

The Originals play at the home of Lancashire Cricket Club, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, to the south of Manchester. The women's team had been due to also use Sedbergh School in Sedbergh, Cumbria for some matches but this plan was abandoned when both teams were brought together at the same ground as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current squads Bold denotes players with international caps. denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Women's team No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters7 Meg Lanning Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain; Overseas player8 Paige Scholfield Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 Grace Scrivens Left-handed Right-arm off break 14 Jo Gardner Right-handed Right-arm off break 18 Smriti Mandhana Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player All-rounders17 Kathryn Bryce Right-handed Right-arm medium 29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers13 Richa Ghosh Right-handed — Overseas player— Mia Rogers Right-handed — Wildcard player— Nat Wraith Right-handed — Pace bowlers 1 Grace Ballinger Left-handed Left-arm medium 88 Maitlan Brown Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player— Beth Langston Right-handed Right-arm medium Wildcard player Spin bowlers19 Sophie Ecclestone Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox England central contract22 Mady Villiers Right-handed Right-arm off break 35 Bex Tyson Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's team No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batters14 Tawanda Muyeye Right-handed Right-arm off break Domestic player45 Heinrich Klaasen Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player76 Leus du Plooy Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Hungarian passport94 Aiden Markram Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain; Overseas player; Ruled out— Max Holden Left-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders5 James Sales Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player6 Michael Bracewell Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player; Replacement player8 Liam Dawson Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox England central contract22 Paul Walter Left-handed Left-arm medium Wicket-keepers23 Tom Moores Left-handed — 43 Tim Seifert Right-handed — Overseas player63 Jos Buttler Right-handed — England central contract Pace bowlers 24 Josh Tongue Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract37 Gus Atkinson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium England central contract61 Adam Finch Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wildcard player95 Sonny Baker Right-handed Right-arm fast — George Scrimshaw Right-handed Right-arm fast Spin Bowlers2 Tom Hartley Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 15 Noor Ahmad Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox Overseas player

Seasons Women's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218340175thDid not progress20226240046thDid not progress20238240267thDid not progress20248340176thDid not progress202584400165thDid not progress202684301184thDid not progress

Men's team SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef. Pld W L T NR Pts Pos Pld Pos20218240266thDid not progress202285300102nd22nd202384301102nd22nd20248170027thDid not progress202583500126thDid not progress202685300202nd21st

Notes

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